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breakup

[breyk-uhp] / ˈbreɪkˌʌp /


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Among them, McCartney pointed out, was Morgan Neville, director of the recent “Man on the Run” documentary about McCartney’s life in the aftermath of the Beatles’ breakup.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Cahillane thought the breakup made sense, though he was still studying things.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The 2024 crash was caused by "an encounter with turbulence due to downdraft winds that resulted in mast bumping and an inflight breakup", a report by the National Transportation Safety Board said.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

In the Chukchi, this change reflects both later ice formation and earlier breakup.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Just the fact that the entire seventh grade is so obsessed with the Jordie-Pamela breakup is proof of that.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman